Shameful Cricket Records: Sachin Tendulkar, the name which often appears on the top as soon as the record book is opened. His career was so long that even in terms of shameful records, Sachin was not far behind. One of these includes the record of the most nervous nineties in which Sachin is seen in the top-3. But you will be surprised when Rishabh Pant's name appears in this record list. Hardly anyone would have guessed that Pant seems to be moving towards a shameful record in his illustrious career.
Steve Waugh on top
Cricket lovers would be aware that nervous nineties and run outs are no less than a curse for batsmen. Nervous nineties means getting out on the threshold of a century (90 to 99). The record for most nervous nineties in a career is in the name of Australian legend Steve Waugh. Waugh was a victim of nervous nineties 10 times in his 168 Test career.
Sachin Dravid in top-3
'God of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar and veteran Rahul Dravid are at par with Steve Waugh in this list. The difference is that Dravid has been a victim of nervous nineties 10 times in 164 Tests while Sachin has been a victim of nervous nineties 10 times in 200 Tests. But Rishabh Pant's figures are astonishing. Pant's name, which played only 38 Tests, is seen at number 8 in this list. He has been a victim of nervous nineties 7 times so far.
Pant's career was brilliant
Rishabh Pant has cemented his place in Team India. There is a lot of fear among his rival teams in the country and abroad. But this disease of being nervous nineties is not taking its name from leaving Pant. If we do not go back too far, Pant recently gave away his wicket for 93 runs against Bangladesh. Pant has recorded 6 centuries so far in his career, but unfortunately he missed his century not once or twice but 7 times.
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